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In article <6v0pse$qur_at_bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>,
"Rob McElroy" <RobbieLee_at_Worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Is their a field datatype in Oracle that is similar to Access's AutoNumber
> Datatype or SQL Servers Identity datatype?
>
> What I want is a field that generates a unique number for each new record.
>
> I realize this is an easy question, bear with me, I am learning the workings
> of Oracle.
>
> Thanks for your time!
>
>
Use a Sequence.
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